UtilitiesHMSToHours Method

public static double HMSToHours(
	string HMSString
)

Public Shared Function HMSToHours ( 
	HMSString As String
) As Double

Parameters

HMSString  String

The coordinate expressed in sexagesimal notation (Hours:Minutes:Seconds)

Return Value

Only the first three numeric components are considered, the remainder are ignored. Left to right positionally, the components are interpreted as hours, minutes, and seconds. If only two components are present, they are assumed to be hours and minutes, and if only one components is present, it is assumed to be hours. Any components can have a fractional part.

Examples of valid input values: 11:27:45, 12:26, +3, -5:34:12

Examples of valid input values in a locale where point is used as the decimal separator: 6:27:45.846, 7:1.349, +8.1840746, -5:34:12.422

Examples of valid input values in a locale where comma is used as the decimal separator: 6:27:45,846, 7:1,349, +8,1840746, -5:34:12,422

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